Some 234 girls are missing from the northeast Nigerian school attacked last week by Islamic extremists, significantly more than the 85 reported by education officials, parents told the state governor Monday.

American ideals are shifting from a communal "day of rest," generally
Sunday, to a 24/7 culture in which everything is available all the time.
What is this "always on" era doing to our collective souls?

Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change.

Many people dread Mondays and having to head back to the daily
grind. But we want to remind everyone that there is good in the world
and doing something for others can brighten your day. Here's to
making Monday awesome.

College student Caitlin Ryen works two jobs to support herself and pay
tuition at South Florida Community College. When a new semester
rolls around, that usually means choosing which textbooks to buy, or
not buying any at all, she says.
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Justin Bieber is allowed to stay in the United
States — for now. The White House won't
comment on a petition signed by more than
270,000 asking for the pop star to be deported
for his repeated starring role in famous-
people-behaving-badly.

With "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Rio 2" taking top box
office hauls this past weekend and numerous other big name sequels
due to premiere this summer, here are three movie sequels that lived
up to their considerable hype.

Utah has a variety of beautiful mountain ranges and hills that make for
a great pastime. If hiking is your thing, check KSL.com each Monday
for the "Hike of the Week" to get new ideas of where you can go
exploring.

Vice President Joe Biden on Monday launched a high-profile visit to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to Ukraine and push for urgent implementation of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions even as violence continues. The United States will decide within "days, not weeks" whether Russia is abiding by the accord, a U.S. diplomat said.

An attorney was appointed Monday for a West
Valley woman accused of killing six of her
children shortly after giving birth as
prosecutors asked for additional time to review
evidence before filing formal charges.

Emotional affairs can have significant impact on a relationship. This three-part series will cover steps every couple can take to prevent emotional affairs, as well as recovering and moving forward after an emotional affair.

Two prep school graduates sought to use their sports connections and business acumen to establish a monopoly on drug sales to high school students in the affluent Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, authorities said Monday.

After a long labor, I gazed at my baby boy, with his perfect face …
even perfect cry. Upon discharge from the hospital, I was asked how
my baby was. "He's perfect," I replied. I was then met with the two
words you should never tell a new mom.

One by one, coast guard officers carried the newly arrived bodies
covered in white sheets from a boat to a tent on the dock of this
island, the first step in identifying a sharply rising number of corpses
from a South Korean ferry that sank nearly a week ago.

A 15-year-old boy found his way onto an airport's tarmac and climbed
into a jetliner's wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii -
a misadventure that forced authorities to take a hard look at the
security system that protects the nation's airline fleet.

Over 100,000 people convened at the Salt Palace Convention Center to celebrate all things nerdy at panels and in lines at Salt Lake Comic Con's FanXperience, making it the largest Comic Con in North America per capita.

From the disappearances of aviator Amelia Earhart to labor union
leader Jimmy Hoffa, there's just something about a good mystery that
Americans find too tantalizing to resist. Perhaps that's why the saga of
missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has continued to rivet the country
long after people elsewhere have moved on.

Three BYU professors have created a computer model that crunches data and pinpoints Utah's biggest road problems. UDOT safety experts say it's helping them prioritize projects that have the most impact in saving lives.